With H&R Block’s Emerald Advance service, folks may be eligible for up to $1,000 without having to jump through lots of hoops. People can apply starting November 19th and receive their cash advance in time for the holidays.Whether they use Emerald Advance to cover holiday gifts or travel expenses to spend time with family over the holidays, people can feel good about relying on a financial expert they can trust all year – sothey can do more celebrating and less worrying!

More details on H&R Block Emerald Advance:

Starting November 19th, apply to get up to $1000 cash in time for the holidays

All you need to apply is a valid photo ID and your most recent pay stub (no W2 form required!)

One lucky reader will win a $300 MasterCard Gift Card from H&R Block! To enter, simply use the Rafflecopter form below.a Rafflecopter giveaway

H&R Block has provided the $300 gift card for the winner of this giveaway. The prize was provided and may be shipped to the winner by H&R Block, but H&R Block is not a sponsor, administrator, or involved in any other way with this giveaway. All opinions expressed in the post are 100% my own and honest opinion and not those of H&R Block. Entrants must be 18 or older and located in the US only. Winner to be chosen at random. I did not receive compensation for sharing this information or running this promotion.

I would use this money to replace a window that was broken during a freak hail storm this past March. All the money we received from the insurance had to go to replace the roof (we found out our insurance sucks!) so we haven’t been able to replace it yet. It is in dd’s bedroom and she refuses to sleep in there so we have had a bed buddy for months now!

A TIP FOR SAVING MONEY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WOULD BE TO SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR IN-STORE COUPONS OR ONLINE PROMOTIONAL CODES PRIOR TO SHOPPING. YOU’D BE SURPRISED AT WHAT YOU PULL UP. I ONCE FOUND A COUPON CODE THAT TOOK $15 OFF MY TOTAL BILL RIIIIIIIGHT BEFORE I PURCHASED A BOOK ON HALF(DOT)COM – LITERALLY BY LOOKING UP RELATED KEY WORDS BEFORE PURCHASING!

WHAT WOULD I LIKE MOST FOR CHRISTMAS? HM… WELL, I’VE ALWAYS WANTED AN IPAD, TABLET OR SMARTPHONE. I’VE HEARD ABOUT THE CAPABILITIES OF ALL THREE BUT WOULD REALLY LIKE TO EXPERIENCE THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE NEW GENERATION FOR MYSELF & SEE WHAT THE BIG BUZZ IS ABOUT.

I’D USE IT TO GET MUCH NEEDED BRAKES ON MY CAR, TO FILL UP THE TANK & TREAT MY ENTIRE FAMILY TO DINNER (WHETHER IT BE FAST FOOD OR NOT, I WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL THE TIME COMES, LOL) THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE CHANCE!!!

Do not get caught up in the “Deals” and purchase electronics with out research first. For instance the door buster laptops and netbooks are generally slow lethargic bricks that will end up being more frustrating then their worth and some of the TV’s I have seen, if picture quality and longevity isn’t your thing go for it.